Advanced Pharmacist Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty
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Are you looking for a rewarding and dynamic role where you can apply your knowledge, contribute to patient safety and be part of a multi‑disciplinary team? NHFT is looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist to lead and support the delivery of a clinical pharmacy service to their community inpatient beds. The post holder will act as clinical lead for pharmacy services to Community Beds within NHFT.
Our community hospitals offer inpatient specialist services for adult patients who need 24‑hour inpatient care. The service is for sub‑acute medicine and a combination of medical, physical and neurological needs.
The Patients May
* Have had a severe illness
* Had a decline in their health after a long‑term illness
* Need medical, physical or specialist rehabilitation
* Have had a stroke or a brain injury
* Require end‑of‑life care
This is a varied role with the successful applicant needing to work independently and within the pharmacy team. Travel between sites will be necessary and you must be able to travel independently to other bases in the Trust across Northamptonshire.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, deliver and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to patients within Community Beds
* Provide a clinical pharmacy service to Community Beds inpatient areas, working with other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within the team
* Provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters, undertaking risk management and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local policy
* Facilitate and support the efficient and cost‑effective use of medicines
* Work with staff within the Pharmacy department and across the Trust to enable the objectives of the Trust to be achieved
* Cascade to the members of Community Beds decisions made by the Medicines Management Committee
* Contribute to the Trust compliance with Controlled Drugs, Pharmacy procedures, Medicines Management standards, Clinical Governance and Risk Management
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Fasham, Job title: Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Email: natalie.fasham@nhft.nhs.uk, Telephone: 07730 192717. This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, innovative, and supportive Pharmacy Department, so for further details please contact Natalie Fasham (natalie.fasham@nhft.nhs.uk) or Theresa Moor (theresa.moor@nhft.nhs.uk).
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